With Witchhazels in bloom and daffodil buds emerging, my spring fever is nearing its peak.   I wanted to dedicate a few blogs to plants that...

David Bundy/Montgomery Advertiser via AP Have you heard this story?   Two of the most beloved trees in the country were poisoned because ...

Horticulture Magazine named grounded design “Best Gardening Blog” for 2011.   I’m delighted and humbled by the recognition from such a gre...

Help me!   I need your advice I’m spoiled.   My job as a landscape architect has distorted my notion of how to install a garden.   For years...

Understanding the distinction can improve your designs Confessional moment: I am a grass freak.   Of the vast universe of plants I adore,...

The secret of great planting revealed. Of all my various rants, one point I am consistent: planting design is an art.   Planting design ne...

I am dedicating the last of my series on “Myths about Native Plants” to a subtle but widely held misconception.   I believe that this partic...

It’s a common sight in the American landscape: trees skirted with a ring of mulch around their base that float in a sea of lawn.   Landscap...

Few issues in the gardening world generate as much heat as the debate about native plants.   As a result, native plants have developed their...

Thoughts on Moving My wife and I are preparing to move, and that has me thinking about the gardens I will leave behind.    Our new house i...

I am a passionate advocate of native plants.   And I’m not the only one.   Native plants are as popular now as ever, which may explain why t...